Combination form and sheet for bookeeping-machines.



l. C. GREEN COMBINATION Foam AND SHEET Foa BOOKKEEPING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED IULYZ?, IQIB.

' Patented Dec. 9,1919.

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COMBiNATlON FORM AND SHEET FOR BOOKKEEPING MACHINES.

APPLICATION mso my 21. |918.

,3Q4,665. y Patented Dec. 9, 1919.

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gnuen 01 i; man@ y STS PATENT JOHN UAGREEN, F NAKA, SGUTH DAKOTA.

CQMBINATON FORM AND SHEET FOR BOOKKEEPIVNG-MACHINES.

n I' naanoo Application filed .Fuy 2'?,

'To all Lofton i t 'may confiera:

. Be it known that. LJoI-IN C; GREEN, a

'citizen of the Alllnited States. residing at companying' drawings.

' This invention relates to an improved combination form and sheet for ahook-keeping machine, and is especially adapted to the Burroughs addingand book-keeping ina- Chine, and the principal object of my invention isthe `constraction of a sheet with four boxes or compartments formedcontiguous to or adjoining lines of penforationsiormed on the sheet, soas to readily post or advise a f' customer oil a bank as to the standingof his account with the institution, when toe eentral bodypf the sheetis handed to the customer `as a notice to him oi the condition' of' hisaccountJ with the bank. y

lilith this ahd other objects in vie the invention consists of certainnovel constructions, combinations, and arrangements o1"- parts, as willhe hereinafter .fully described-` and claimed.

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Figure l. shows my improved sheet with certain records, and advisorydisclosures fili thereon, while Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 louthaving disclosed' thereon figures, etc., showingr the customers accountwith the bank ,brought forward from the sheet shown in Fig. l'.

Each sheet comprises a single piece of :paper or like .material divided,near its ends, by transverse lines or; perorations, l, l, and Jfurtherdivided longitudinally by a line of pefrforati'ous f2, ,wlneh intersect,at 3, the transv rse 'l ies ofperforations l,

The lines of perforations l, i, near the ends oil.' the sheet.y divinethe sheet into stnl strips and 5 and a onslzon'ier strip or auxiliarysheet 6.

Between the upper line i and line 8 is a space known as the headingepee-e of the entire sheet, and formed below the heading space inclosedby lines 7 and 8 and parallel ltlfierewith, are wliat style boxes 9 and10; each heading-spaceleft box 9 and right nox l0 is,` preferably,Iloca-ted under all of the headings and titles within the space beSpecification of Letters Patent.

discovery of mine, as Well Patented Dee. S?, 'l Util.

i918. Serial No. 247,078.

tween the lines 7 and 8, and each box is specifically disclosed by aheavy border line to cause the box to stand forth or he oonspieuous onthe sheet, for ready reference, and it is to be especially noted thatthe outer end of each liox is formed on the line l of perforations, sothat when the customer or auxiliary sheet G is handed to the -::nstoniera agfred odge will he shown along the outer end oi' each box, proving,rto or notifying the customer that the auxiliary sheet 6 is 'an oiiicialissuance from the henk, and loy reason of the placing of the outer endsof the boxes 9 and 10 on a line of perforations when the auxiliary sheet6 is received by the customer, these boxes nwill be additionallyprominent on' the sheet notwithstanding their heavy border lines.

-The sheet is provided with a pair of boxes ll and l2 formed hy heavyborder lines and l the outerand lower lines oil, each ,box are formedupon the perforated lines l and i3 respectively, so that when 'thecustomerre- Ceives the' auxiliary sheet 6. the ragged edges of the outerand lovver portions of each box will further validate the sheet G andthe l totalsl disclosedy thereon, besides by reason of theseboxes beingformed in the lower corm ners of the auxiliary sheet 6 makes these boxesand' theA printed advisory statement therein stand out more prominently,and can be readily appreciated by theV customer receivingl the advisorysheet (i.

It 'will he understood that 'theplacing of the boxes with their outerends 'upon the lines of perforations land Q is an important as theplacing of the lower line of each left hox ll and right hox 1Q alou@nthe lower line 'of perforations 2, all of which arrangements andconstructions nave 1been found' by me to be of inaterial advantage andof great importance in the actual laeeping. i a custoniers account andthe eus-tonnel' ised-as to his balance or overdraft withthe To betterunderstand toe function of my improved sheet the great iinporrnnee ofthe peculiar arrangement of? the noxes on the completesheet, shown onFigs. l and 2, it will be noted that on the sheet shown in' Fig. l, an aecount starts out OnlTeb. 15th Witha balance of $l,000.00 shown in boxl0, the balance shown on the last statement rendered the customer of thebank. Checks and deposits come in on succeeding days that throw theaccount to the other side @if 15 V mailed to him by the bank; the bank,-in

.the ledzger, where it becomes an overdraft of' $1,1 2.46, see box l1;the whole sheet is torn along the lines of perforations 1 and 2, and thecustomerorv auxiliary sheet 6 is.. handed or mailed to the customer,upon. receiving the inner or auxihary sheet. 6,.

stripped of the strips 4; and 5 and the lower stubstrip 13, the boxes'9, 10, 11, and 12.show

" closure of the condition of his account with the bank and that thesheet 6 has been mailing'this sheet 6 toits customer, wants him toemphatically lunderstand that lus aclcount is overdrawn, hence, it isshown down in the vlower left hand corner box 11 overdraft. Then onsheet 2, .I have shown the same account brought forward, the overdraftamount appearing in the box 9 (which is the subtract side of theinalchine doing' this work) The customer their comes A' thebank,.d'eposits $3,300 (see 'placev on 2 under box 10) puts thefeimeuntwhere it belongs, and the balaneedtiuken Stood that my sheet 1s moreintelligible to the customer of the bank, itA brings the'- work on themachine to its highest point in or -form thereof, lit will be readilyundereiiiciency, setting forth `overdrat-` (minus) and balance (plus)totals Awhere. they natu rally come, making two complete sides to thestatements, as should be, and as is understoodby book-keepers.

I 'thereon and near the four corners of the cusd temer-sheet and havingedges of the boxes olif' at the right-hand side in the :lower rightfhand corner,` inbox 12showing the cus- A tomers balance, thathe can notmistake or.;r L misunderstand. t l In addition to the aforesaidadvantages of: my. improved sheet 'and the constructionl Shdlet and formofthe class `described for' what I Claim is;

1. As a new article of manufacture, a 45 -by prominent. lines near'theheading-spacer and each-box'having its outer end formedy on :one of thetransverse lines of per-forations, and right and left additionaiboxes,

formed by prominent lines near the bottom of the customer sheetV havingtheir outer ends formed 0n the transverse lines of perforations,substantially as shown and described. y

2. As a new 'article of manufaeture'a sheet and form of the .classdescribed for use on a bookkeeping machine,'comprising a. sheet dividedby lines of perforationsl into a central customer sheet and marginalstrips,

and four heavily-outlined boxesy formed stahtially as shown anddescribed,

o'med upon, the lines of perforaion Sub. I'

fl). .Asv a new article of manufacture, al,"

usa on'a bookkeeping machine, including a central customer 'y sheet andyend strips,

a four heavily-outlined boxes 'formed contigl ous to the four cornersofand having their outer ends at the edges' of the cusf tonnel' sheet,substantiallyrg'a's shown and described. i

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiXv my signature.`

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